Blessed Vladimir Ghika
Joy in Heaven and on Earth The beatification of the Romanian Prince, Monsignor Vladimir Ghika, martyr, took place this morning in Bucharest, Romania. I have,...
The most convincing of sermons
In a Holy Fear Holy Mass celebrated worthily, reverently, and carefully is itself the most convincing of sermons. The priest who stands before the altar...
Prepare to Disappear
Birth, Passion, Death The Church gives us two feastdays of Saint John the Baptist each year: the first on June 24th to mark his nativity,...
The Unceasing Prayer of the Church
Chapter LVIII. Of the Discipline of Receiving Brethren into Religion 11 Apr. 11 Aug. 11 Dec. Afterwards let him go into the Novitiate, where he...
Fervent in the Work of God
Chapter LVIII. Of the Discipline of Receiving Brethren into Religion 11 Apr. 11 Aug. 11 Dec. Afterwards let him go into the Novitiate, where he...
Whether he is truly seeking God (LVIII:1)
Chapter LVIII. Of the Discipline of Receiving Brethren into Religion 11 Apr. 11 Aug. 11 Dec. Afterwards let him go into the Novitiate, where he...
The Master of Novices (LVIII:1)
Chapter LVIII. Of the Discipline of Receiving Brethren into Religion 11 Apr. 11 Aug. 11 Dec. Afterwards let him go into the Novitiate, where he...
Prepare thy soul for temptation
Chapter LVIII. Of the Discipline of Receiving Brethren into Religion 11 Apr. 11 Aug. 11 Dec. To him that newly cometh to change his life,...
Fourth Letter to Wilfrid on Prayer
My dear Wilfrid, The Holy Ghost and the Sacred Liturgy It has been some time since my last letter. I was very touched when you...
Praying to the Mother of God for Ireland
Ancient Irish Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary In preparation for the consecration of Ireland to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, announced for August 15th...
I was sick, and ye visited Me
Image courtesy of the Fatebenefratelli of Saint John of God. CHAPTER XXXVI. Of the Sick Brethren 15 Mar. 15 July. 14 Nov. Before all things...
The Work of the Kitchen (XXXV:1)
CHAPTER XXXV. Of the Weekly Servers in the Kitchen 13 Mar. 13 July. 12 Nov. Let the brethren wait on one another in turn, so...
Attend to the words
A Remedy for Distractions A priest whom I know well shared with me an experience that has brought him much peace after suffering for many...
All the members of the family shall be at peace (XXXIV)
CHAPTER XXXIV. Whether All Ought Alike to Receive What is Needful 12 Mar. 12 July. 11 Nov. As it is written: “Distribution was made to...
All things, even sin
“Job says that “the life of man upon earth is a warfare and his days are like the days of a hireling.” But upon His...
Stay my heart upon Thee
O my beloved Jesus, do Thou multiply us and provide for us that, by day and by night, we may be able to adore Thee...
Bless me, Mother, for I have sinned
My own translation of an entry in the journal of Julien Green: “There was no woman among the Apostles chosen by Christ. There will not,...
Benedictine Poverty (XXXIII)
CHAPTER XXXIII. Whether Monks Ought to Have Anything of Their Own 11 Mar. 11 July. 10 Nov. The vice of private ownership is above all...
On the care of tools and other things (XXXII)
CHAPTER XXXII. Of the Iron Tools and Property of the Monastery 10 Mar. 10 July. 9 Nov. Let the Abbot appoint brethren, on whose manner...
Lumen Fidei
How extraordinary! An encyclical largely written by one Pope and signed and promulgated by another. I have already begun to study it. The following section...